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ASI Dehradun circle office celebrates 20th establishment day with tree plantation drive

DEHRADUN: The Dehradun circle office of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) celebrated its 20th establishment day on Friday, by undertaking a tree plantation drive at Jagatram, an ancient excavation site in Dehradun.

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Vellore District Museum to get additional space inside fort complex soon

Vellore District Museum to soon get additional space inside fort complex

The Hindu

Gyanvapi Mosque: Allahabad HC dismisses Muslim side's plea challenging right to worship by Hindu women

Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed the Muslim side's plea challenging the maintainability of five Hindu women worshippers' suit filed in Varanasi Court seeking the right to worship inside Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Purana Qila excavations reveal pre-Mauryan era settlement

A fresh round of excavations at the site of Delhi’s Purana Qila or Old Fort have uncovered evidence of the continuous history of the city since the pre-Mauryan era. The findings include shards of Painted Gray Ware pottery which are usually dated to around 1200 BC to 600 BC.

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Now, eight-hour work shifts extended to traffic ASIs and Cobra staff

In an effort to provide respite from long working hours, the traffic department has extended eight-hour work shifts to Assistant Sub Inspectors and traffic patrolling Cobra staff

The Hindu

MP: Two police officials suspended for thrashing man for making plaints on CM helpline in Katni

Two police officers in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district were suspended on Saturday for allegedly dragging and thrashing a 38-year-old man to the police station for making complaints against police on the CM helpline. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gyanvyapi mosque case: HC allows revision plea for scientific survey of Shiv Ling

The Allahabad High Court on May 12 allowed a revision petition demanding a scientific survey to determine the age of the purported Shiv Ling found inside the Varanasi-based Gyanvyapi mosque. The survey will be done by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which, in its affidavit submitted in the court

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PWD starts work to construct new campus for Government Veterinary Polyclinic in Vellore

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Inscription at Hemavati details education system of 7th century

The inscriptions on the pillars of the 7th-century Siddheswara Temple at Hemavati (Henjeru) elicit interesting facts about how education used to be promoted and supported by the Nolamba Pallavas and their predecessors.

The Hindu

Vellore fort declared a plastic-free zone

Bright display boards against the use of banned plastic items can be spotted in the 16th-century granite fort complex at Vellore as the district unit of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has declared the fort plastic-free zone

The Hindu

Madhya Pradesh: 2000-year-old modern society unearthed from Bandhavgarh National Park

Reportedly, archeologists have uncovered several archaeological treasures from the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh. If reports are to go by, they have discovered paintings, water bodies that are man-made, along with a few other pieces of evidence.

The Times of India

Mann ki Baat hiccup for Assam archaeological site

The doors and windows of Rangghar was closed in the name of the Mann ki Baat programme, which they said hurt the sentiments of the local people.

The Hindu

Major new development getting off the ground in Nottinghamshire town

Construction of the £15.4million development is currently underway

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Delhi court acquits man accused of threatening to kill PM Modi

NEW DELHI: A man accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone call to the police helpline 100 was acquitted by a Delhi court on Sunday.

Birmingham Post

Work getting underway on £15.4m Air and Space Institute in Newark to train pilots, engineers and ground crew

Three-storey building will provide world class training and include a full-sized Airbus A318

Nottingham Post

Think tank makes recommendation which would see 1 in 4 risk losing state pension

The controversial report didn't go down well with readers

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Think tank urges State Pension to be taken away from group of people

The controversial report claimed some people should be denied the benefit

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One in four could lose state pension under new recommendation

The report by the Adam Smith Institute also describes the triple-lock protection on state pensions as 'unfit for purpose' and calls for it to be scrapped

The Times of India

ASI gets water, property tax notices for Taj Mahal

AGRA: The Archaeological Survey of India has been asked to pay a water tax of nearly Rs 2 crore and a property tax of about Rs 1.5 lakh for the Taj Mahal, along with a Rs 5-crore service tax for the Agra Fort, in an apparent first-of-its-kind action by local…

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Uttar Pradesh: ASI Gets Notice To Pay Rs.1.4L House Tax On Taj Mahal

The Agra Municipal Corporation has served notices on the ASI asking it to pay property tax and water bills for the Taj Mahal. Read on for details:

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Can you eat your Christmas tree? A Twin Cities forager reveals the answer

Being able to correctly identify edible trees — and reach the branches — is essential.

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Can’t reopen history after 400 years: Supreme Court on Taj Mahal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking re-writing of the history of Taj Mahal, saying, 'Everything cannot be reopened after 400 years'. It also attempted to curb filing of frivolous PILs by imposing Rs 1 lakh cost on a petitioner seeking a declaration that…

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Scientific probe of ‘Shivling’ inside Gyanvapi complex: Allahabd HC grants ASI time till Jan 18 for reply

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday granted Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) time till January 18, 2023, for filing its response to clarify whether the carbon dating of the purported Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi complex could damage it or a safe evaluation of its age could be done.

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We will start campaign to restore original names of Muslim historical heritage sites, says Shia cleric Maulana Yasoob Abbas

LUCKNOW: Shia religious leaders will start a campaign and write letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore original names of Muslim historical heritage sites said Maulana Mohammad Mirza Yasoob Abbas to TOI, after after archaeological survey of India (ASI) raised sign board which mentioned Imambara Shah Najaf as Ghazi-ud-Din-Haider's…

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